RSVP Staff and students are
involved in the recruitment process. Purchase College RSVP
students are encouraged to visit their previous community
college to talk about their summer research at Purchase and
academic life. Since September 2005, students have made at least
two visits to each of the three community colleges.
SULLIVAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (SCC)
Program Coordinator: Kathryn Scullion
February 9, 2006, Dr. Joe Skrivanek,
program director, Theresa James, program
Coordinator and Dr Frank Bellevue, organic
chemistry professor and
Collegiate
Science & Technology Entry Program visited the
Science Alliance Club at Sullivan County
Community College.
Dr. Frank Bellevue, gave a presentation entitled “Anti
fungal agents from Flora”.
To the Right:Mario Eworo
making a research presentation to students at
Sullivan County Community College.
DUTCHESS COUNTY
COMMUNITY COLLEGE (DCC) Program
Coordinator:
Dr. Mark
Condon
March 24,
2006, Biochemistry students John Vega and
Luis Jusino along Dr. Skrivanek and Theresa James
visited with DCC Pre-Professional Science and Medicine
Club.
John and Luis, both DCC alumni, presented their summer
research findings. In addition, Dr. Skrivanek did a
presentation and Theresa James talked about life at
Purchase College.
To
the left:Dr. Joe Skrivanek giving his
presentation.
Rockland
County Community College (RCC) Program Coordinator: Dr. Tom
Butler
February 16,
2006 Theresa James, Junie Bertrand, RCC alma mater and
Marissa Goberdhan visited
students at RCC. This visit included a motivational speech by
Junie Bertrand, a Purchase College junior. In In addition,
Marissa Goberdhan a Purchase College senior, did a presentation
entitled “Comparison of the Efficacy of Novel Organoselenium
Compounds in the Chemoprevention of NMU Tumor Cell Growth.”
Above: Junie
Betrand at Rockland Community College
Westchester
Community College (WCC)
Program Coordinator: Professor Glenworth Richards
November 16,
2006 Dr. Frank Bellevue, chemistry professor, and Theresa James,
program coordinator
visited Westchester Community College. This was one of the
largest group of students since the
beginning of the program to attend a recruitment reception. Dr.
Frank Bellevue did a presentation
entitled
“Anti fungal agents from Flora”. Theresa James presented a power
point presentation on life at Purchase and the summer research
program.
Dr. Bellevue giving his presentation
Professor Glenworth Richards and his students
